I hear lots of the same questions from people. They tend to have a focus on the operational and transactional – which platform, which software, what microphone, etc. I would love to hear from people about their passions, purpose, dreams, ideals and ambitions. Paint big pictures and worry about the tools after you can explain… Read More Big pictures
Who do you think said this? The quality of an office will be a pivotal part of attracting workers and promoting collaboration, learning, innovation and productivity. Yes, it was a property investment company. A software company tells me it’s better collaborative software, a technology company tells me it’s about state of the art technology, a… Read More Guess who?
I missed the story earlier in the year about ByteDance, the Chinese internet company which owns TikTok, eliminated its Talent Development team in December. Thanks to Kate Graham for reminding me about it. If you work in Learning you need to be afraid. A look at some of the choice phrases the company used to… Read More Test yourself
I saw an invitation to tender the other day for a learning initiative in local government. After expressing an interest, I had a look at the specification. It was asking for a half day course rate. The list of topics was ‘core skills’ – assertiveness, customer service, etc – and the expectation was that these… Read More Pitch and put…in the bin
There seems to be a lot of discussion around this again. Like all ideas, it’s being misinterpreted. The learning organisation: Isn’t always learning Isn’t counting everything Isn’t keeping everything within the organisation Isn’t forcing a culture of learning Isn’t telling people what they need to learn It’s about capacity more than ability.
Lost and Desperate 